How to Use agile in a Sentence

agile

adjective
Definition of agilenext
Synonyms for agilenext
  • Leopards are very fast and agile.
  • She’s the daughter of the heads of the Omaticaya tribe of Na’vi, and an agile hunter and warrior.
    — Adam B. Vary, Variety, 14 Dec. 2022
  • At metro-traffic speeds the car feels agile and trusty.
    — Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 18 Nov. 2020
  • And a team of agile technocrats were on hand to fend off a crisis.
    — Paul Sonne, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Davis was too strong to defend in the post and too agile for a big man to guard on the perimeter.
    — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2020
  • Teichmann played an agile game at the top of the court, pulling in some of her best points of the match from that point.
    — Jayna Bardahl, The Enquirer, 23 Aug. 2021
  • The team is quick, agile and strong with sophomore QB Brady Palmer the leader.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The 300-pounder is so agile that he was even used as a pass-catching tight end for the Leopards.
    — al, 13 Dec. 2020
  • From behind the wheel, the heavier and larger GTI feels less agile than the Si.
    — Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 18 Nov. 2020
  • Mayfield is agile, quick out of his stance as a run blocker and can be a force in the screen game.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes, 11 Apr. 2021
  • Williams is agile enough to make quick cuts from outside arc to the rim and strong enough to contest big men in the paint.
    — Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com, 2 Apr. 2022
  • Setting the drive mode to Sport firms up the steering feel and re-tunes the dampers for a more agile feel through corners.
    — Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 16 Dec. 2020
  • The strength of Mater Dei’s defense has been its agile, quick linebackers.
    — Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2021
  • The males, who often have white spots where their scales have been rubbed off in clashes, have to be agile.
    — Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Jan. 2022
  • McGee appears to be the most agile and elusive and Cardwell is an all-around back.
    — James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 11 Aug. 2021
  • To our surprise, the Rover felt as agile as a supercar.
    — Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The agile and versatile senior had caught the eye of Montzingo for quite a while.
    — Robert Fenbers, cleveland, 28 June 2021
  • Most people that age are not that agile and would just throw on something.
    — Ernie Suggs, ajc, 10 Aug. 2021
  • That should help deliver a smoother ride, if not a more agile one.
    — Kyle Schnitzer, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2022
  • As a smaller and more agile business, speed is your friend.
    — Sarah Bird, Forbes, 13 May 2021
  • Start small, be scrappy and agile and see how the metrics are trending.
    — Raghu Gollamudi, Forbes, 19 July 2022
  • Filipino boxers are known to be swift, agile, and wily.
    — Anne Quito, Quartz, 23 July 2021
  • Colbert was game the whole way, an agile scene partner.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
  • If the goalie is agile enough to deflect it, the impact alone might feel different.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Rahim is an agile and clever host, always ready with a follow-up question that hits the mark.
    — Laura Jane Standley, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Cox took the piece at an agile tempo, drawing a light and zingy sound from the orchestra.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Nov. 2021
  • And, as people age the processes that protect the brain are less agile.
    — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Pimple, the burly one, moves slower but packs a punch while Rash is more agile and relies on splashier moves.
    — Gieson Cacho, Star Tribune, 26 Aug. 2020
  • Aprilia says it's fitted slim-ish tires on both 17-inch wheels to allow for agile handling, at the cost of a bit of road presence.
    — New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2025
  • The stunt coordinator was impressed and immediately snagged him to play the agile Ewoks.
    — Victoria Edel, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025

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